{"product_id":"london-portrait-of-a-city","title":"London. Portrait of a City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon is immersed in history yet tirelessly innovative\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a city of exciting contrast. This XL portrait collates a mass of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ephotographs retrieved from all manner of archives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to present a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evisual map of the city\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—both past and present. Images of London’s diverse inhabitants, streets, and sites are woven throughout the book with key cultural references and informative essays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003eLondon Calling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003eA photographic journey through the history of this epic city\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eSamuel Johnson famously said that: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” London’s remarkable history, architecture, landmarks, streets, style, cool, swagger, and stalwart residents are pictured in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehundreds of compelling photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esourced from a wide array of archives around the world. London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed constant\u003c\/strong\u003e. This book salutes all those Londoners, their city, and its history. In addition to the wealth of images included in this book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emany previously unpublished\u003c\/strong\u003e, London’s history is told through hundreds of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003equotations, lively essays, and references from key movies, books, and records\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Victorian London to the Swinging ’60s; from the Battle of Britain to Punk; from the Festival of Britain to the 2012 Olympics; from the foggy cobbled streets to the architectural masterpieces of the millennium; from rough pubs to private drinking clubs; from royal weddings to raves, from the charm of the East End to the wonders of Westminster; from Chelsea girls to Hoxton hipsters; from the power to glory: in page after page of stunning photographs,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereproduced big and bold like the city itself, London at last gets the photographic tribute it deserves\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographs by:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlim Aarons, Eve Arnold,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bailey\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bailey\/\"\u003eDavid Bailey\u003c\/a\u003e, Cecil Beaton, Bill Brandt, Alvin Langdon Coburn,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/anton-corbijn\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/anton-corbijn\/\"\u003eAnton Corbijn\u003c\/a\u003e, Terence Donovan, Roger Fenton, Bert Hardy, Evelyn Hofer, Frank Horvat, Tony Ray-Jones, Nadav Kander, Roger Mayne, Linda McCartney, Don McCullin, Norman Parkinson, Martin Parr, Rankin, Lord Snowdon, William Henry Fox Talbot, Juergen Teller,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/mario-testino\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/mario-testino\/\"\u003eMario Testino\u003c\/a\u003e, Wolfgang Tillmans\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many, many others.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReuel Golden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the former editor of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Journal of Photography\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand the Photography editor at TASCHEN. 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